Coronary Angioplasty
With this procedure, a catheter is used to create a bigger opening in the vessel to increase blood flow. Although angioplasty is performed in other blood vessels, percutaneous

• Transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) refers to angioplasty in the coronary arteries to permit more blood flow into the heart. There are several types of PTCA procedures, including the following :
  
  
  • Balloon Angioplasty
    A small balloon is inflated inside the blocked artery to open the blocked area.
    
    
  • Atherectomy
    The blocked area inside the artery is "shaved" away by a tiny device on the end of a catheter.
    
    
  • Laser Angioplasty
    A laser is used to "vaporize" the blockage in the artery.
    
    
  • Coronary Artery Stent
    A tiny coil is expanded inside the blocked artery to open the blocked area and is left in place to keep the artery open.
  
  
  
• Coronary Artery Bypass
  A surgical procedure in which small portions of veins or arteries are taken from one part of the body and transplanted into the heart to bypass clogged coronary arteries of the heart.

Valvuloplasty
A procedure in which a catheter with a large balloon is used to open a heart valve that has become narrowed usually as the result of scarring. The catheter is guided through the aorta to the valve, and once in place within the leaflets, the balloon is inflated until the leaflets are loosened. The balloon is then deflated and withdrawn from the body.

Valve Repair
A surgical procedure in which a damaged valve is repaired by loosening stiff valve leaflets or tightening loose valve leaflets.

Valve Replacement
In this surgical procedure, a mechanical or tissue valve is transplanted into the heart to replace the damaged valve.

Our hospitals have the most advanced and specialised Paediatric Cardiology Departments in the world. Paediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery deals with heart conditions in babies (including unborn babies), children and adolescents. Structural, functional, and rhythm-related problems of the heart are dealt with by our Specialist Departments.

Congenital heart defects - heart defects present at birth - are the most common of all heart conditions in children. The Paediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery unit at our hospitals, are especially renowned for providing the best cardiac care to children. Our specialist and dedicated teams are driven by deep knowledge and commitment. They are dedicated to research and developing techniques that challenge the best the world has to offer in Paediatric Cardiology.